diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/MainPlugin.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/MainPlugin.kt
index 86df9c0..c397b5b 100755
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/MainPlugin.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/MainPlugin.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ class MainPlugin : ButtonPlugin() {
      */
     val prioritizeCustomCommands = iConfig.getData("prioritizeCustomCommands", false)
 
+    /**
+     * The permission group to use for players who are not in the server.
+     */ // TODO: Combine the channel access test with command permissions (with a generic implementation)
+    val externalPlayerPermissionGroup get() = iConfig.getData("externalPlayerPermissionGroup", "default")
+
     public override fun pluginEnable() {
         instance = this
         val pdf = description
diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/PlayerListener.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/PlayerListener.kt
index 02d3925..a205029 100755
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/PlayerListener.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/PlayerListener.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class PlayerListener(val plugin: MainPlugin) : Listener {
     private fun handlePreprocess(sender: CommandSender, message: String, event: Cancellable) {
         if (event.isCancelled) return
         val cg = ChromaGamerBase.getFromSender(sender)
-        val ev = TBMCCommandPreprocessEvent(cg, cg.channel.get(), message, sender)
+        val ev = TBMCCommandPreprocessEvent(cg, cg.channel.get(), message, cg)
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(ev)
         if (ev.isCancelled) event.isCancelled = true //Cancel the original event
     }
@@ -76,13 +76,7 @@ class PlayerListener(val plugin: MainPlugin) : Listener {
     fun onTBMCPreprocess(event: TBMCCommandPreprocessEvent) {
         if (event.isCancelled) return
         try {
-            val mcuser = event.sender.getAs(TBMCPlayerBase::class.java)
-            if (mcuser == null) { // TODO: The chat should continue to support unconnected accounts.
-                event.sender.sendMessage("You need to have your Minecraft account connected to send commands.")
-                event.isCancelled = true
-                return
-            }
-            val sender = Command2MCSender(mcuser, event.channel, event.permCheck)
+            val sender = Command2MCSender(event.sender, event.channel, event.permCheck)
             event.isCancelled = ButtonPlugin.command2MC.handleCommand(sender, event.message)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             TBMCCoreAPI.SendException(
diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/component/channel/Channel.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/component/channel/Channel.kt
index dbbfd95..0bc55a9 100755
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/component/channel/Channel.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/core/component/channel/Channel.kt
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 package buttondevteam.core.component.channel
 
 import buttondevteam.core.ComponentManager.get
-import buttondevteam.core.MainPlugin
 import buttondevteam.lib.architecture.ConfigData
 import buttondevteam.lib.architecture.IHaveConfig
 import buttondevteam.lib.architecture.ListConfigData
 import buttondevteam.lib.chat.Color
 import buttondevteam.lib.player.ChromaGamerBase
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
-import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender
-import org.bukkit.entity.Player
 import java.util.*
 import java.util.function.Function
 import java.util.function.Predicate
@@ -45,7 +42,7 @@ open class Channel
      * Only those with access can see the messages.
      * If null, everyone has access.
      */
-    private val filterAndErrorMSG: Function<CommandSender, RecipientTestResult>?
+    private val filterAndErrorMSG: Function<ChromaGamerBase, RecipientTestResult>?
 ) {
     private val config: IHaveConfig? = null // TODO: Use this
 
@@ -188,28 +185,27 @@ open class Channel
          * @param permgroup The group that can access the channel or **null** to only allow OPs.
          * @return If has access
          */
-        fun inGroupFilter(permgroup: String?): Function<CommandSender, RecipientTestResult> {
-            // TODO: This is Minecraft specific. Change all of this so it supports other ways of checking permissions.
-            // TODO: The commands have to be Minecraft specific, but the channels should be generic.
-            // TODO: Implement a way to check permissions for other platforms. Maybe specific strings, like "admin" or "mod"?
-            return noScoreResult(
-                { s ->
-                    s.isOp || s is Player && permgroup?.let { pg ->
-                        MainPlugin.permission.playerInGroup(s, pg)
-                    } ?: false
-                },
-                "You need to be a(n) " + (permgroup ?: "OP") + " to use this channel."
-            )
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun inGroupFilter(permgroup: String?): Function<ChromaGamerBase, RecipientTestResult> {
+            return Function { it.checkChannelInGroup(permgroup) }
         }
 
+        @JvmStatic
         fun noScoreResult(
-            filter: Predicate<CommandSender>,
+            filter: Predicate<ChromaGamerBase>,
             errormsg: String?
-        ): Function<CommandSender, RecipientTestResult> {
-            return Function { s ->
-                if (filter.test(s)) RecipientTestResult(SCORE_SEND_OK, GROUP_EVERYONE)
-                else RecipientTestResult(errormsg)
-            }
+        ): Function<ChromaGamerBase, RecipientTestResult> {
+            return Function { noScoreResult(filter, errormsg, it) }
+        }
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun noScoreResult(
+            filter: Predicate<ChromaGamerBase>,
+            errormsg: String?,
+            user: ChromaGamerBase
+        ): RecipientTestResult {
+            return if (filter.test(user)) RecipientTestResult(SCORE_SEND_OK, GROUP_EVERYONE)
+            else RecipientTestResult(errormsg)
         }
 
         lateinit var globalChat: Channel
diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/TBMCCommandPreprocessEvent.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/TBMCCommandPreprocessEvent.kt
index 8ceeac3..5be2115 100755
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/TBMCCommandPreprocessEvent.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/TBMCCommandPreprocessEvent.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package buttondevteam.lib
 
 import buttondevteam.core.component.channel.Channel
 import buttondevteam.lib.player.ChromaGamerBase
-import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender
 import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable
 import org.bukkit.event.Event
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ class TBMCCommandPreprocessEvent(
     val sender: ChromaGamerBase,
     val channel: Channel,
     val message: String,
-    val permCheck: CommandSender
+    val permCheck: ChromaGamerBase
 ) : Event(), Cancellable {
     private var cancelled = false
     override fun getHandlers(): HandlerList {
diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/Command2MC.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/Command2MC.kt
index 986446a..556f82a 100644
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/Command2MC.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/Command2MC.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,22 @@ class Command2MC : Command2<ICommand2MC, Command2MCSender>('/', true), Listener
     }
 
     override fun hasPermission(sender: Command2MCSender, data: SubcommandData<ICommand2MC, Command2MCSender>): Boolean {
-        if (sender.sender.isConsole) return true //Always allow the console
+        val defWorld = Bukkit.getWorlds().first().name
+        val check = if (sender.permCheck !is TBMCPlayerBase) ({
+            MainPlugin.permission.groupHas(
+                defWorld,
+                MainPlugin.instance.externalPlayerPermissionGroup.get(),
+                it
+            )
+        })
+        else if (sender.permCheck.isConsole) ({ true }) //Always allow the console
+        else ({ perm: String ->
+            MainPlugin.permission.playerHas(
+                sender.permCheck.player?.location?.world?.name ?: defWorld,
+                sender.permCheck.offlinePlayer,
+                perm
+            )
+        })
 
         var p = true
         val cmdperm = "chroma.command.${data.fullPath.replace(' ', '.')}"
@@ -71,11 +86,7 @@ class Command2MC : Command2<ICommand2MC, Command2MCSender>('/', true), Listener
         for (perm in perms) {
             if (perm != null) {
                 if (p) { //Use OfflinePlayer to avoid fetching player data
-                    p = MainPlugin.permission.playerHas(
-                        sender.sender.player?.location?.world?.name,
-                        sender.sender.offlinePlayer,
-                        perm
-                    )
+                    p = check(perm)
                 } else break //If any of the permissions aren't granted then don't allow
             }
         }
@@ -113,14 +124,18 @@ class Command2MC : Command2<ICommand2MC, Command2MCSender>('/', true), Listener
         if (original != null) {
             return original
         }
-        // Check Bukkit sender type - TODO: This is no longer the Bukkit sender type
-        if (senderType.isAssignableFrom(sender.sender.javaClass))
-            return sender.sender
+        val cg = sender.sender
+        if (senderType.isAssignableFrom(cg.javaClass))
+            return cg
+        // Check Bukkit sender type
+        if (cg is TBMCPlayerBase) {
+            if (senderType.isAssignableFrom(cg.offlinePlayer.javaClass)) return cg.offlinePlayer
+            if (cg.player?.javaClass?.let { senderType.isAssignableFrom(it) } == true) return cg.player
+        }
         //The command expects a user of our system
         if (ChromaGamerBase::class.java.isAssignableFrom(senderType)) {
-            val cg = sender.sender
-            if (cg.javaClass == senderType)
-                return cg
+            @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+            return sender.sender.getAs(senderType as Class<out ChromaGamerBase>)
         }
         return null
     }
@@ -187,7 +202,7 @@ class Command2MC : Command2<ICommand2MC, Command2MCSender>('/', true), Listener
         val user = ChromaGamerBase.getFromSender(sender) // TODO: Senders should only be used for TBMCPlayerBase classes.
         ///trim(): remove space if there are no args
         handleCommand(
-            Command2MCSender(user as TBMCPlayerBase, user.channel.get(), sender),
+            Command2MCSender(user as TBMCPlayerBase, user.channel.get(), user),
             ("/${command.name} ${args.joinToString(" ")}").trim { it <= ' ' }, false
         )
         return true
diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/Command2MCSender.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/Command2MCSender.kt
index 4016513..1b93455 100644
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/Command2MCSender.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/Command2MCSender.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package buttondevteam.lib.chat
 
 import buttondevteam.core.component.channel.Channel
-import buttondevteam.lib.player.TBMCPlayerBase
-import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender
+import buttondevteam.lib.player.ChromaGamerBase
 
-class Command2MCSender(val sender: TBMCPlayerBase, val channel: Channel, val permCheck: CommandSender) : Command2Sender {
+class Command2MCSender(val sender: ChromaGamerBase, val channel: Channel, val permCheck: ChromaGamerBase) : Command2Sender {
     // TODO: Remove this class and only use the user classes.
     // TODO: The command context should be stored separately.
     override fun sendMessage(message: String) {
diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/TBMCChatAPI.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/TBMCChatAPI.kt
index b649c04..4ba7a3a 100755
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/TBMCChatAPI.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/chat/TBMCChatAPI.kt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCChatEvent
 import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCChatPreprocessEvent
 import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCSystemChatEvent
 import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCSystemChatEvent.BroadcastTarget
+import buttondevteam.lib.player.ChromaGamerBase
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor
-import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender
 import java.util.function.Supplier
 
 object TBMCChatAPI {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ object TBMCChatAPI {
             val rtr = getScoreOrSendError(channel, cm.permCheck)
             val score = rtr.score
             if (score == Channel.SCORE_SEND_NOPE || rtr.groupID == null) return@Supplier true
-            val eventPre = TBMCChatPreprocessEvent(cm.sender, channel, cm.message)
+            val eventPre = TBMCChatPreprocessEvent(cm.user, channel, cm.message)
             Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(eventPre)
             if (eventPre.isCancelled) return@Supplier true
             cm.message = eventPre.message
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ object TBMCChatAPI {
         return callEventAsync(event)
     }
 
-    private fun getScoreOrSendError(channel: Channel, sender: CommandSender): RecipientTestResult {
+    private fun getScoreOrSendError(channel: Channel, sender: ChromaGamerBase): RecipientTestResult {
         val result = channel.getRTR(sender)
         if (result.errormessage != null) sender.sendMessage("${ChatColor.RED}" + result.errormessage)
         return result
diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/player/ChromaGamerBase.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/player/ChromaGamerBase.kt
index 87bd990..b2355fd 100755
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/player/ChromaGamerBase.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/player/ChromaGamerBase.kt
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ abstract class ChromaGamerBase : Command2Sender {
                     .findAny().orElseThrow { RuntimeException("Channel $id not found!") }
             }, { ch -> ch.identifier })
 
+    /**
+     * Check channel access by checking if the user is in the given group. If the group is null, check if the user is OP.
+     *
+     * Note that these groups originally come from Minecraft.
+     */ // TODO: Allow if a connected account has access
+    abstract fun checkChannelInGroup(group: String?): Channel.RecipientTestResult
+
     companion object {
         private const val TBMC_PLAYERS_DIR = "TBMC/players/"
         private val senderConverters = ArrayList<Function<CommandSender, out Optional<out ChromaGamerBase>>>()
diff --git a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/player/TBMCPlayerBase.kt b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/player/TBMCPlayerBase.kt
index 6ed100b..5c0871b 100755
--- a/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/player/TBMCPlayerBase.kt
+++ b/Chroma-Core/src/main/java/buttondevteam/lib/player/TBMCPlayerBase.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package buttondevteam.lib.player
 
+import buttondevteam.core.MainPlugin
+import buttondevteam.core.component.channel.Channel
 import buttondevteam.lib.architecture.IHaveConfig
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ abstract class TBMCPlayerBase : ChromaGamerBase() {
     }
 
     override fun sendMessage(message: String) {
-        // TODO: Random senders (Discord) won't receive messages. Including when trying to chat.
         player?.sendMessage(message)
     }
 
@@ -57,6 +58,18 @@ abstract class TBMCPlayerBase : ChromaGamerBase() {
         return playerName.get()
     }
 
+    override fun checkChannelInGroup(group: String?): Channel.RecipientTestResult {
+        return Channel.noScoreResult(
+            { s ->
+                s is TBMCPlayerBase && (s.offlinePlayer.isOp || s.player != null && group?.let { pg ->
+                    MainPlugin.permission.playerInGroup(s.player, pg)
+                } ?: false)
+            },
+            "You need to be a(n) ${group ?: "OP"} to use this channel.",
+            this
+        )
+    }
+
     companion object {
         /**
          * Get player as a plugin player.